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A Look at Authentic Leadership through the Eyes of Job

A Look at Authentic Leadership through the Eyes of Job

Darlene Davis | 2020

Abstract

The world is crying out for leaders, and, more specifically, authentic leaders. This book is a personal walk through the book of Job using the real-life experience of loss and tragedy to illustrate leading when there is no clear direction of where to go. The writing speaks to leading in uncertainty, despair, and hopelessness, all the while being made into an image created by Christ. Using Job’s experiences with his friends, his conversations with God, and his fight to maintain his integrity as a springboard into discussing authentic leadership. With all that is currently happening in the world today, people are looking for answers from leaders, but what should the leader say or do when it appears God himself has turned a blind eye to their plight?

The reader is challenged to take an inventory of their own life experiences of pain and view those pressures not as punitive but as authenticating. The story of Job is intricately woven into personal accounts of leader journeys which then segues into issues related to being transparent with idiosyncrasies of insecurity and fear of failure. The writing challenges the reader to imagine God’s conversation concerning their integrity when pressed beyond their limits. No one would volunteer for leading if they truly understood the cost of sacrifice, exposure, and transparency. Job’s friends and family understood his suffering to be both cause and effect. They believed as many do today, that pain and suffering are a direct effect of punishment of sin. The story of Job is used to illustrate a personal, transparent, and motivational look into authentic leadership from the perspective of passion. The reader will walk away, inspired, and motivated as the author examines the purpose of pain in the transformation of the authentic leader.

An Objective and Scholarly Look at Leadership and Its Practicality

An Objective and Scholarly Look at Leadership and Its Practicality

Kenneth S. Dixon | 2020

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This book presents the topic of leadership. The presentation of leadership in this book is presented in a certain way as to inform the average person or those aspiring to be leaders or better leaders, but presenting leadership in a practical way to both a popular and scholarly audience, primarily to the popular audience but written in a way that will satisfy the scholarly audience. Also, the aim of this book is to differentiate itself from popular books on leadership by presenting leadership in scholarly format. Objectivity is also a focus of the book as the author attempts to give factual information supported by substantive evidence-based of credible peer reviewed sources, to include scholarly books with authors of credible and faultless repute regarding the subject of leadership. An in-depth look is taken as leadership is introduced. Approaches to leadership, leadership theories, and types of leadership are presented in this book, which are trait approach, skills approach, situational approach, behavioral approach, path-goal theory, leader-member exchange theory, adaptive leadership, authentic leadership, servant leadership, and transformational leadership are presented in this book.

Rock Solid: Leadership Foundations for Missions Discipleship Leaders

Rock Solid: Leadership Foundations for Missions Discipleship Leaders

Elizabeth Encinia | 2020

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Rock Solid Leadership is a tool designed to strengthen the role of the missions discipleship leader in the local church, within the context of the Woman’s Missionary Union. Missions leaders cannot ignore that change in our external environment also impacts the work of the church and thus challenges ministry leaders to adapt to a changing ministry structure.

In today’s church structure, traditional approaches for missions programming are passed up for more user-friendly, less-organized, and customizable opportunities for engaging their congregants in missions engagement. For an organization with more than 135 years of history and a legacy of missions programming, the shift in approach to Christian education in the local church has created a challenge.

Rock Solid Leadership provides a solution to help missions leaders re-think the function of WMU in the church, encourage the desired characteristics of WMU leadership, and resets the foundation for missions engagement. Rock Solid Leadership includes five – 90 minute – webinars designed to equip and empower WMU missions leaders to reclaim their vision and purpose, explore new approaches for engaging church members, understanding leadership styles that promote effectiveness, working with Pastoral leadership to align with the work of the church, and setting up a system for leadership continuity.

A Community Based Approach to Break Generational Poverty: A Leadership Development Curriculum

A Community Based Approach to Break Generational Poverty: A Leadership Development Curriculum

Jacinda Fleming | 2020

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Life is not fair and not everyone has a fair chance when it comes to receiving a 4-year tuition or working one’s way up the ladder of success within a multimillion-dollar company. For some individuals, these types of career boosting opportunities are handed to them, but for others these opportunities will never come. Many times, this is the situation for those stuck in generational poverty; there is a lack of opportunity. Christians are called to seek justice (Micah 6:8) and to care for the poor (Deuteronomy 15:11). This project aims to do just that by taking a community-based approach to provide both education and career opportunities to select individuals who have been stuck in generational poverty. The approach requires the involvement of local churches, local businesses, and a community partner. The approach uses a 15-week leadership development curriculum targeting Generation Z and millennials taught by volunteers from various Evangelical churches in the community.The curriculum gives students a detailed overview of the many aspects of leadershipincluding leadership theory, culture, ethics, innovation, strategic foresight, strategy and basic analytics. The curriculum includes a teacher handbook that gives notes and instructions as well as a student handbook that givesweeklyhomework questions to make the material practical.

Leaders and Leadership Coaching

Leaders and Leadership Coaching

Megan Freeman | 2020

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Today, organizations are increasing their understanding of the importance of leadership development to advance and sustain. Leaders as organizations’ commanders should possess various skillsets and capabilities to support and advance the mission and vision. Specifically, continuous leadership development is required to keep up with those organizations’ ever-changing needs. According to the Journal of Applied Psychology, organizations that focus more on development opportunities like leadership coaching see a higher organizational Return On Investment.

The book, Leaders and Leadership Coaching, gives leaders perspective and how leadership coaching can address organizations’ typical everyday woes. Leaders who have never experienced or never understood what leadership coaching is can get an inside look into the process and what it can do for them and their organizations. The book explains multiple aspects of leadership and areas to consider improving for development and transformation. Inside are popular leadership and leadership coaching competencies, theories, styles, skills, and models such as the Leadership 360-degree feedback, Kurt Lewins’ Change model, and SMART goal setting. Leaders and Leadership Coaching encourages leaders to explore through coaching how they impact certain organizational practices and outcomes they often question.

Keywords: leadership, coaching, organizations, leaders, development, skills, team

Visionary Christian Leadership: Engineering Exceptional Personal, Business, and Organizational Leadership Outcomes

Visionary Christian Leadership: Engineering Exceptional Personal, Business, and Organizational Leadership Outcomes

Abdulay Bayoh | 2020

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An era often described as unpredictable, complex, and one that is dominated by accelerated change processes requires a swift, smart, visionary, bold, and ingenious leadership. Indeed, the Christian leaders that seem to be the most effective in today’s world possess enlightened hearts, strategic foresight, strategic thinking skills, ingenuity, future smartness, discernment aptitude, character excellence, the ability to imagine and create a compelling future, and the discipline to effectively lead others to accomplish what they envision. Those men and women are called Visionary Christian leaders. Visionary Christian leadership is a top call of God to this generation and this book outlines that assignment and provides a road map to becoming a Visionary Christian leader. God wants to use His men and women to revolutionize the way the world thinks, acts, transact, govern, do business, and minister. He is searching for those that are ahead of their time and demonstrate a willingness to step away from the principles, limitations, and standards of their world so they fulfill His divine plan and agenda. Those leaders dare to challenge the status quo, reinvent systems and processes, see the world through God’s perspective, dream big, create transformational entities, and lead in ways that inspire eternal change. They serve with exceptional cooperation with the Holy Spirit and uncommon insight, engineer excellent outcomes, create innovative platforms and unique products and services, and build visionary institutions. Like those that came before them, they use the power of ingenuity, absolute faith in the Lord, faithfully using one’s God-given abilities, fortitude, and character distinction to champion the accomplishment of extraordinary objectives and missions.

The Purpose Driven Parent: Leading Children to Develop Their Full Potential

The Purpose Driven Parent: Leading Children to Develop Their Full Potential

Mike Beck | 2020

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In a 1992 presentation to senior leadership at the United States Naval Academy, world-renown management expert W. Edwards Deming argued that society could not afford the loss of human potential created by existing organizational systems.In a changing and challenging world, this paper is a guide for parents, or any adult leading children to reach their full potential. Hopefully, thepaperimproves your understanding of the theory of whole-person development guiding you to strategies and promoting actions that help you lead your child to achieve their full potential emotionally, physically, intellectually, socially, and morally. Additionally, the paper describes various models attempted through history to achievewhole-persondevelopment, proposing a potential model using organizational values and affirmations integrated with a hybridwhole-persondevelopmentmodel connecting the child or mentee with a parent or adult mentor aligned to modern technology/apps.

Most importantly, the issue of whole-person development is beyond the ability of onepersonor one organization to solve. To fulfill the potential of a human being requires all of us, working together. Every person is unique and gifted with unlimited potential, but certain principles and practices need to be adopted for that potential to be realized. This paperaddress those principles and practices, and how to adopt them. This paper is, in part, a biography; a historical review of leadership concepts; a translation of leadership concepts into a successful pedagogy for youngstudents; and a deep review of the greatest leader of all, Jesus Christ. Ultimately, the project focuses on the important attributes that allow one to be a leader, be that as astudentor an adult. Far more than a recitation of leadership concepts, theauthor uses ground-level stories of him as a career Navy Officer, teacher, and parent, to flesh out these concepts.

Small Business and Non-Profit Leadership Development Curriculum

Small Business and Non-Profit Leadership Development Curriculum

April R. Bennett | 2020

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Many entrepreneurs enter into business ownership with solely an idea and determination. Many lack the knowledge, understanding, and skillset necessary to effectively start and operate a successful business or organization. This in turn, may result in operational complexities or the eventual dissolution of the business. This curriculum is designed to train both novice and experienced entrepreneurs in the discipline of small business and non-profit organization start-ups, ownership methodologies, and leadership development. This project will reap many benefits for clients who complete the curriculum.

One of the main causes of business and organizational failure is untrained leadership. Many entrepreneurs have grand intentions but do not encompass the knowledge to execute their plan. After completion of this curriculum, entrepreneurs will occupy the understanding necessary to start or continue a successful, thriving business or non-profit organization.

In addition to advancing entrepreneurs, many external businesses and organizations can utilize the curriculum to strengthen their clientele. The Small Business Administration (SBA) can benefit from the use of this curriculum to develop and educate their clients on various small business matters. Many prospective business owners seek assistance from the SBA as they attempt to navigate the process of starting a small business or organization. The SBA can use this curriculum to guide them in their journey. Colleges and universities can also offer this curriculum to students seeking business degrees or utilize as a certificate program. Banking institutions can also mandate customers participate in the curriculum before receiving business loans. This training will greatly reduce the chances of business failure and the inability to repay loans.

Each lesson will also have an accompanying assessment to test the student’s understanding of the lesson and how the content relates to their current or future company or organization.

Leadership Development in an Increasingly Diverse World

Leadership Development in an Increasingly Diverse World

Brittany Bowman | 2020

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The world we live in is ever-changing. The advancements in technology, the diversity between cultures and generations, and the evolution of leadership as a whole keep organizations on their toes. Leaders have many significant factors to consider and acknowledge in today’s organizations in order for them to be effective and successful. Many leaders are aware of the diversity that is necessary within organizations, but many leaders are unsuccessful in the inclusion process. According toForbes, the biggest challenges that companies face include keeping top talent, maintaining clear communication, and company culture. Looking at the bigger picture, these three challenges are foundational pieces to organizations in a diverse world.

This online program,Leadership Development in an Increasingly Diverse World, serves as a practical resource and tool for organizations to utilize as a stepping stone to effective leadership development. TheLeadership Development in an Increasingly Diverse World program consists of four, six-week, online courses that embody each significant element of leadership development. This online program serves as a starter guide for senior leaders and future leaders that any organization can implement.

The H.E.A.R.T. of Leadership: Understanding Key Characteristics Which Strengthen Organizational Capacity

The H.E.A.R.T. of Leadership: Understanding Key Characteristics WhichStrengthen Organizational Capacity

Carla D. Brown | 2020

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What are the qualities that one looks for in a leader? How do leadership characteristics impact organizational effectiveness? While successful leaders are capable of motivating others toward common goals, extraordinary leaders can create social order, change organizational culture, and complete the mission of an organization. Several theories seek to explain various leadership styles and their impact on how organizations function. It is the leadership style of the leader that plays an integral role in being able to sustain as well as transform organizations. Research has proven that leaders can inspire followers to accomplish goals through characteristics that are indicative of not only who they are and but what they do.

To effectively achieve the mission of an organization, leaders must consider their most important resources, the workers, and ensure that they share the same espoused values as the leader. This manuscript will examine leadership character traits that are identified as critical to business operations and further understand how leadership characteristics motivate employees’ efforts toward organizational goals.